Content tagged Sustainable Development Agenda
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
The UN STI Forum, a sub-group of the Economic and Social Committee, meets annually to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation...
Event - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, smart cities, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America, urban development, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Library Services to People with Disabilities - IFLA Contribution to UN Report
As part of its engagement in the UN initaitive on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development, IFLA's section on Libraries Serving Users with Special Needs carried out a...
Publication - 23 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Print disabilities, Sustainable Development Agenda, Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Practical Solutions to Global Challenges: Libraries Speak at Arab Sustainable Development Forum
Faced with major challenges around literacy and making best use of information and knowledge, the Arab world needs its libraries as much as ever. With them, development can work for everyone....
News - 4 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Lebanon, Literacy, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
The fourth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is the last of a set of five regional meetings which have taken place in preparation for the UN High Level Political Forum. It provides...
Event - 1 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Africa, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, Africa
- Securing the Past, Shaping the Future: IFLA President Visits Moscow
Libraries today are faced with trends that can both pose a threat and promise an opportunity. Globalisation and digitisation are unstoppable and are being felt around the world. Yet this...
News - 26 April 2018
Tags: Preservation, Russian Federation, Sustainable Development Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Informed and Empowered Citizens in Asia-Pacific: Making the Case for Libraries at the UN
At the heart of success in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be resilience. Regions, countries, communities and individuals all need to have the resources – and the...
News - 6 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, Asia and Oceania
- The Road to New York: Preparations Begin for the 2018 High Level Political Forum
In the first of five regional forums on the Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of access to information as a driver of progress was clear. Delegates from Europe and North America,...
News - 6 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Disadvantaged persons, Sustainable Development Agenda, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Sustainable, Resilient Communities: IFLA Submits Views for SDG 11 Position Paper
2018 will see a focus on Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities - at the UN. This is an opportunity to share how successful libraries can be drivers of successful...
News - 28 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries Lead in the War on Information Poverty: IFLA Addresses UN Commission on Social Development
The sustainable development of our societies requires access to information for all, and libraries are essential to achieving this. Donna Scheeder (IFLA President, 2015-2017) underlined this point...
News - 31 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- UN Commission on Social Development
The 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development is the main forum for looking at the social aspects of development policies across the board. With a specific focus on the...
Event - 25 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Internet access, Sustainable Development Agenda, United States of America
- Free webinar: Libraries, Advocacy and the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and the New Professionals SIG with the Management of Library Associations Section have partnered with the American Library...
News - 29 November 2015
Tags: Advocacy, Development, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Agenda, UN 2030 sustainable development goals, New Professionals
- WSIS Forum 2015: Continue to prioritize ICTs for Sustainable Development
IFLA attended the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2015, held in Geneva from 25–29 May. Intergovernmental groups, stakeholders and other key players attended the High-...
News - 3 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, ICTs, Lyon Declaration, SDGs, Sustainable Development Agenda, Switzerland, WSIS